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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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